Various artists: Acid Rain, Definitive Original Acid and Deep House 1985-1991

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This sprawling five-CD compilation by the legendary house DJ Farley collects
the key Chicago-inspired dance tracks that helped define an era in the UK,
the influence of which is still percolating throughout electronic music.
Much of this sounds curiously undated and alien — the minimal 303 beats of
Bam Bam’s powerful Where’s Your Child? and the electro
shimmer of Phuture and Model 500 remain both classic and timeless. (Harmless,
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